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+type: "Bill"
+title: "Memorials, Professional Achievement - EK Russell, East Montgomery Elementary School Grades 5-8 Teacher of the Year -"
+description: "Memorials, Professional Achievement - EK Russell, East Montgomery Elementary School Grades 5-8 Teacher of the Year -"
+jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
+legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
+session: "113"
+identifier: "SJR 656"
+citation: "Tennessee SJR 656 (113)"
+classification: ["joint resolution"]
+subjects: ["Memorials", "Professional Achievement"]
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Powers"]
+version_count: 1
+action_count: 13
+vote_count: 2
+first_action: "2023-04-18"
+last_action: "2023-05-04"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/95a4887c-6843-47f2-9143-114eb623cda0"
+source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SJR0656&GA=113"
+source_hash: "6341d6059ab0530e6ef086b5413b48e4993325e6182fb88b2c8d602b60bd11b2"
+vintage: "2026-07-01"
+source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
+retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
+confidence: "reported"
+tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-tn"]
+---
+
+# Tennessee SJR 656 (113) — Memorials, Professional Achievement - EK Russell, East Montgomery Elementary School Grades 5-8 Teacher of the Year -
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Bill/SJR0656.pdf)
+
+## Votes
+
+- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 4/21/2023 Passed (1) — **29–0** (pass) · upper
+- FLOOR VOTE: CONSENT CALENDAR 2 PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/21/2023 Passed (1) — **92–0** (pass) · lower
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Powers — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2023-04-18** Filed for introduction `filing`
+- **2023-04-19** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
+- **2023-04-20** Placed on Senate Consent Calendar for 4/21/2023
+- **2023-04-20** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Calendar Committee `passage`
+- **2023-04-21** Concurred, Ayes 92, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
+- **2023-04-21** SJR placed on H. consent cal. #2 for 4/21/2023
+- **2023-04-21** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House `receipt`
+- **2023-04-21** Adopted, Ayes 29, Nays 0 `passage`
+- **2023-04-25** Enrolled and ready for signatures `enrolled`
+- **2023-04-25** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
+- **2023-04-26** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
+- **2023-04-28** Transmitted to Governor for action. `executive-receipt`
+- **2023-05-04** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/95a4887c-6843-47f2-9143-114eb623cda0`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).
+